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Source: Medellín CVB; Lonely Planet
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Parque Arví, in Santa Elena
Forest hotel with 24 rooms in an 18-hectare ecological park inside the Arví area. Offers trails, picnic zones, boat and kayak rental, a butterfly garden and entomological museum, spa with jacuzzi and sauna, a restaurant and event spaces.
Forest hotel in the Parque Arví area offering lodging, an event center, spa, restaurant-bar, a hammock station, evening bonfires, viewpoints and guided nature walks. Also lists day passes.
Last checked: 2 Oct 2026Source: Alcaldía de Guarne
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Protected highland forest above Medellín, reached by a scenic Metrocable ride. Offers walking trails, guided bird-watching, cycling tours and picnic areas, making it the most accessible nature escape from the city.
Guild of Santa Elena rural flower-farming families that preserves the silletero tradition, included in Colombia's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2015. Offers decorations, silletas, flowers and crafts, and a network of silletero farms.
Free-access picnic area along the Piedras Blancas stream, with small waterfalls, gardens, paved paths and bridges, about a 30-minute walk from the Arví Metrocable station. Seven sections with covered tables and benches and authorized fire spots.
Butterfly garden and entomological museum displaying over 15,000 insect specimens, inside the Comfenalco park near Parque Arví. Boat and kayak rental and forest trails are available in the same park.
Crafts and local-products market inside Parque Arví for regional entrepreneurs, selling crafts, processed foods and farm products. About 40 stalls on weekends and a permanent display of ten on regular days.
Silletero family farm in vereda Mazo described as a museum of historic objects, with a traditional fonda used for talks and workshops, flower gardens and a participative 'Cocina Creativa' for up to 100 people.
Parque Arví says to travel by Metro to Acevedo, transfer to Línea K to Santo Domingo, then transfer to Línea L (Cable Arví), about 20 minutes. A bus from Placita de Flórez on the El Tambo route leaves from 6:00 a.m. every 30 minutes.Line L first car toward Arví: 09:00 Tuesday to Saturday, 08:30 Sundays and holidays; last car toward Santo Domingo 18:00 every service day. The line does not operate on the first business day of the week. Length 4.6 km, 15 minutes, 55 cabins, opened 9 February 2010.Metrocable Santo Domingo-Arví (Línea L) runs Monday and Wednesday to Saturday 9:00 a. m.-6:00 p. m. and Sundays and holidays 8:30 a. m.-6:00 p. m.; the Metro states it does not operate on Tuesdays.We use only essential cookies unless you choose otherwise. No ad or analytics scripts load before you decide. Read the privacy policy